Water Management, Dog Version

Awareness of the outside world. CSU: Birch sugar is the same thing as xylitol and it’s toxic to dogs. 2021.

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The dogs have established several routines concerning their water.

Plentiful

Jasmine doesn’t get around much. Therefore, she has one water dish near where she spends the day. Another near her night sleeping spot. And a third on the patio. Perhaps also a fourth dish closer to the front door if she is out for a sniff of air but doesn’t feel the need to go the entire 15 feet to the dog pen.

None of these are more than half full because …

Clean

Rose can drink without making a mess. Jas leaves behind both dirt and dog drool. Le ick. Waiter, fresh water, please!

Jas can have water that looks okay but if you change it, she’ll have a slurp.

Clean water? Fresh water? Cooler? Aerated from the faucet?

Who knows. She’s of an age that we want to encourage her to drink. So, we dump the water and bring new.

Personal

During the day, Rose prefers to drink at the night water spot. No idea why. She will bypass a fresh dish in the living room to trot the length of the hall to have a drink.

Jas has never been audibly grumpy about sharing, but there may be canine subtext that we don’t perceive.

Plus, Rose getting a bit of exercise up and down the hall is not the worst outcome

Outro

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Onwards!
Katherine